La Liga Mexico City “Africa e Vicina”
Monday February 6th 2012 by Peter Thomas Lang
LIGA l ESPACIO PARA ARQUITECTURA-DF invita:
Conferencia de Peter T. Lang: “L’africa è vicina” sobre la vanguardia Italiana de los ‘60 y ’70
Viernes 17 de Febrero. 20:00 horas.
El trabajo de Peter T. Lang revisa la evolución de la disciplina arquitectónica en la Italia de la post guerra con un enfoque especial en el diseño experimental. En la conferencia nos hablará de las transformaciones culturales que se dieron durante toda la década de los ’60 y ´70 en Italia. Como punto focal de la plática se encuentra la exposición ‘Italy: The New Domestic Landscapes’ que fue organizado en el MOMA, Nueva York en 1972 por Emilio Ambasz en la que participaron: Superstudio, Archizoom, 9999 Space Electronic, Gae Aulenti, Joe Colombo, Ugo La Pietra, Gaetano Pesce, Gruppo Strum, etc. En la plática se proyectará entre otros la película original ’Super Surface’ (1972) de Superstudio: una única oportunidad de ver este peculiar material histórico. (La plática será en inglés.)
Doctor en Historia y Estudios Urbanos por New York University-NYU (2000), y Profesor Asociado del Departamento de Arquitectura en la Texas A&M University. Peter T. Lang ha llevado a la práctica sus exploraciones a través de una continua investigación de campo, talleres y clases, así como trabajos curatoriales y editoriales.
Más información en: www.petertlang.net
Lecture of Peter T. Lang: “L’africa è vicina” on the Italian Avant Garde of the `60 and ´70.
Friday February, 17th. 20:00 hours.
Peter T. Lang holds a Bachelor in Architecture from Syracuse University (
More information on: www.petertlang.net
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